leadership, the orchestra evolved into one of the region's major performing arts and educational assets. As has been widely reported, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Society, Inc. sustained a financial crisis in 1998. To save the forty-year-old cultural cornerstone of the community, local regional philanthropic foundations stated their willingness to commit substantial support provided the Bardavon would step in to reorganize and reinstate the orchestra. A Juilliard teaching artist and affiliate of the New York Philharmonic redesigned the Young Peoples' concert program. The New York State Legislature and the foundations aided the Bardavon to purchase the assets and name Hudson Valley Philharmonic. On June 3, 1999, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic officially became a Bardavon subsidiary. Each year, the program provides thousands of regional school children with the opportunity to view orchestral concerts. Principal players The current principal chairs of the orchestra are as follows: References External links Bardavon 1869 Opera House website, accessed 16 May 2013 1932 establishments in New York (state) Dutchess County, New York Ulster County, New York Orchestras based in New York (state) Musical groups established in 1932